The Superlaser Effect - Index

When faced with such extraordinary destructive
might as is exhibited by the Death Stars, many are left thunderstruck. Finding the scale of the prime
weapons of the Death Stars incomprehensible, many don't even try to comprehend
them. However, during 2002 careful
research commenced, the first such research to have been performed since the
advent of the Special Editions of the films. The canon, subjected to
withering scrutiny, yielded extraordinary new data and forced some new conclusions
in regards to the Death Stars and the superlaser.

The new, as always, has not gone unopposed by the
guardians of the old. Thus, this enhanced and updated version of the Superlaser
Effect concept explanation has been created. This "version 2.0" analysis will, hopefully, serve to centralize
and improve upon the
information and analyses currently scattered among various parts of this website
(1, 2, 3)
and innumerable discussion forum threads.

And so, let's take it from the top.

(Note: At present, this
document is what, in software terms, could be described as a 2.0 Beta release. So, let me know what you think by giving me some feedback.)

Part I. Video Resources

Though I'll be providing a large number of
screenshots of the various events to be discussed, the video files available
below might still be helpful to have as reference.

Legacy
Videos

Newer Videos
(coming soon)

Part II.
Observation and Analysis

Here, we shall make observations of the superlaser's use and related elements from the canon, and what we can
determine from each of those. (There is also a very brief review/overview
available on the first page of Part III below.)